Managing Depression

Depression affects the way a person feels about themselves and relates to others. Older adults who suffer from depression are more likely to fall.

Signs & Symptoms

If you have experienced any of the following signs and symptoms for more than seven days in the last two weeks, you may be suffering from depression. These include:

• Having little interest or pleasure in doing things
• Feeling down, sad, or hopeless
• Having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or sleeping too much
• Feeling tired or having little energy
• Having poor appetite or overeating
• Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure, or have let yourself or your family down
• Having trouble concentrating on things such as reading the newspaper or watching television
• Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed.

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